Following John Thomson’s update last week on the decision of the Officer Appointments Committee to appoint Sue, Carolyn and Carlton as the three corporate directors, I thought it may be helpful to update on decisions made by full council yesterday (8 November).
Members of Wiltshire Council agreed to remove the post of chief executive. Andrew Kerr’s application for voluntary redundancy was considered and agreed. The terms of his dismissal and redundancy were approved in line with the council’s redundancy policy.
Members also agreed to appoint the service director for human resources, Barry Pirie as the head of paid service and to appoint corporate director, Carlton Brand as the council’s Returning Officer.
The terms of Andrew Kerr’s redundancy were not disclosed as this is personal information and due to data protection cannot be published at this time without Andrew’s consent. The information will be made public when the council’s end of year accounts are published next June.
The three newly appointed corporate directors, Sue, Carolyn and Carlton will jointly provide leadership to council staff, working closely with me and my cabinet members.
They are currently looking at the reporting lines and areas of responsibility and will take into account the comments and views that you put forward during the consultation period on the structure proposals.
As I mentioned in my last blog we are planning a series of manager and staff forums starting on 25 November, and you will all be expected to attend one of the forums. This will be an opportunity for all of you to meet the new team and find out more about the direction of the council and our plans for the future, and how the new team will work with you to deliver these plans. I look forward to seeing you all at these forums.
In the meantime, I am so pleased that Wiltshire will be in the spotlight next year following the announcement this week that the Olympic Torch will be visiting sixteen of our towns and villages, including a lunchtime stop in Trowbridge and an evening event in Salisbury.
This is a real opportunity for us to work with our communities to showcase what makes Wiltshire unique and special, to reinvigorate our local economy and encourage and inspire communities to come together in celebration.
More about next year at the forums…
Jane
